CHAMPION: Arsenault Wins 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins

Levis, Quebec

Fourth
Julien
Tremblay

SKIP
Jean-Michel
Arsenault

Second
Jesse
Mullen

Lead
Philippe
Brassard

Games:	6
Record:	6W - 0L
PF/G:	9.11
PA/G:	5.11
Hammer Efficiency:	0.50
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.71
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Jean-Michel Arsenault (Levis, QC) won 7-3 over Paul Flemming (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Challenge de Curling Desjardins, held November 23 - 26, 2023 in Clermont, Quebec. To advance to the championship game, Arsenault won 6-4 over Robert Desjardins (Saguenay, QC) in the semifinals of the 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec; and won 6-4 over Francois Roberge (Levis, QC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2023 Challenge de Curling Desjardins in Clermont, Quebec;

Arsenault finished 3-0 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Arsenault defeated Roberge 6-4, then won 8-5 against Owen Purcell (Halifax, NS) and 8-3 against Matthew Manuel (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Challenge de Curling Desjardins Championship title, Arsenault earned 18.750 world rankings points along with the $8,000CDN first prize cheque. Arsenault move up 21 spots after posting a net gain of 16.875 points improving upon their best 5 results so far this season, ranking 52nd overall with 63.594 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Arsenault ranks 50th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 38.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	36	15	0	0.706	6-3	1-5	2-3	0-0	0-3

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	395	341	238	8.63	6.03	2.61	5.01	4.05	1.72	1.49	0.94

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	193	264	42	23	10-0	16-4	56-6	1.37	0.22	0.48	0.15

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	202	77	196	14	2-2	0-6	13-46	0.38	0.97	0.59	0.28

2023: Jean-Michel Arsenault
Julien Tremblay, Jean-Michel Arsenault, Jesse Mullen, Philippe Brassard , Eric Sylvain
Levis, QC
2022: John Epping
John Epping, Mathew Camm, Patrick Janssen, Scott Chadwick
Toronto, ON
2021: Michael Fournier
Martin Crete, Felix Asselin, Michael Fournier, Jean-Francois Trepanier
Montreal, QC
2019: Scott McDonald
Scott McDonald, Jonathan Beuk, Wesley Forget, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2018: Jean-Sebastien Roy
Jean-Sebastien Roy, Robert Desjardins, Pierre-Luc Morissette, Rene Dubois
Saguenay, QC
2017: Martin Ferland
Martin Ferland, Francois Roberge, Maxime Elmaleh, Jean Gagnon
Levis, QC
2016: Stuart Thompson
Stuart Thompson, Colten Steele, Travis Colter, Billy MacPhee, Alex MacNeil
Dartmouth, NS
2015: Greg Balsdon
Greg Balsdon, Don Bowser, Jonathan Beuk, Scott Chadwick
Kingston, ON
2014: Jean-Michel Menard
Jean-Michel Menard, Martin Crete, Eric Sylvain, Philippe Menard
Gatineau, QC
2013: Brad Jacobs
Brad Jacobs, Ryan Fry, E.J. Harnden, Ryan Harnden
Sault Ste Marie, ON
2012: Peter De Cruz
Benoit Schwarz van-Berkel, Peter De Cruz, Dominik Maerki, Valentin Tanner, Claudio Pescia
Geneve, SUI
2011: Brett Gallant
Brett Gallant, Eddie MacKenzie, Anson Carmody, Alex MacFadyen
Charlottetown, PEI
2010: Mike McEwen
Mike McEwen, B.J. Neufeld, Matt Wozniak, Denni Neufeld
Winnipeg, MB
2009: Randy Ferbey
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Edmonton, AB
2008: Fengchun Wang
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Harbin, CHN
2007: Peter Steski
David Nedohin, Randy Ferbey, Scott Pfeifer, Marcel Rocque
Sarnia,
2006: Bryan Cochrane
Bryan Cochrane, Chris Fulton, Jeff Henderson, John Steski
Ottawa, ON
2005: Russ Howard
Russ Howard, Mark Dobson, Steven Howard, Grant Odishaw
Moncton, NB
2004: Serge Reid
Serge Reid, Francois Gionest, Michel Beaudet, Dany Bergeron
Kenogami, QC
2003: Francois Gagne
Francois Gagne, Jean-Pierre Venne, Daniel Gregoire, Martin Brosseau
Montreal, QC

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